Priory Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 33 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 33 ha
Places › England › South West › Bath and North East Somerset Getting here
51.35440, -2.34687
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 292m away — 14 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 292m away — 14 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hemlock Water-dropwort, Spurge-laurel, Pellitory-of-the-wall +34 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Alexanders, Hogweed, Wild Strawberry +1 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 65 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map Bath Skyline Walk Walking route 9.6 km ▾
An elevated clockwise circular with panoramic views of the Bath landscape. The contrast of the city, so close to this rural haven, has earned the area World Heritage Site status. Roads, surfaced paths, steep hills, a rocky uneven section, steps & a stile.
Named route Ref BS Length 9.6 km Duration 03:30-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Limestone Link Walking route 58 km ▾
Named route Ref LL Length 58 km Regional walking route
Show on map Kennet and Avon Canal Trail Walking route 140 km ▾
Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.
Named route Ref K&A Length 140 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cotswold Way Walking route 164 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 164 km National walking route
Show on map The Drung public footpath · 161 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 161 m Path type: footway
Show on map Shepherd's Walk public footpath · 421 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 421 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map Rock Lane public footpath · 116 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 116 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 140 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bath Two Tunnels Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Wiltshire Cycleway Cycling route 155 km ▾
Named route Ref WC Length 155 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bristol & Bath Railway Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref B&BRP Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Colliers Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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57,719 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 57,719 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Tawny Owl · Jackdaw · Pheasant · Great Tit +28
Robin Erithacus rubecula Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grass Snake · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 🐝 Insects 32 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Parent Bug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Hairy Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax +27
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Common Ragwort · Red Clover · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Fox-and-cubs · Lesser Burdock +73
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025 Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025 Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2025 Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 57,719 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Tawny Owl · Jackdaw · Pheasant · Great Tit +28
Robin Erithacus rubecula Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grass Snake · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 🐝 Insects 32 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Parent Bug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Hairy Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax +27
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Common Ragwort · Red Clover · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Fox-and-cubs · Lesser Burdock +73
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025 Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025 Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2025 Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pentatoma rufipes2025
Pentatoma rufipes2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus2025
Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Phaonia pallida Phaonia pallida2025
Phaonia pallida Phaonia pallida2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis2025
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Aspen Populus tremula2025
Aspen Populus tremula2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus2025
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Thorn-apple Datura stramonium2025
Thorn-apple Datura stramonium2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Henbane Hyoscyamus niger2025
Henbane Hyoscyamus niger2025
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2025
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum2025
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum2025
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025
Rumex crispus subsp. crispus Rumex crispus subsp. crispus2025
Rumex crispus subsp. crispus Rumex crispus subsp. crispus2025
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2025
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2025
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum2025
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum2025
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2025
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2025
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra2025
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra2025
Primrose Primula vulgaris2025
Primrose Primula vulgaris2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2025
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
White Campion Silene latifolia2025
White Campion Silene latifolia2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum2025
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum2025
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2025
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2025
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2025
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2025
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2025
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus2025
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus2025
Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana2025
Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana2025
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum2025
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2025
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2025
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 